01Before You Start

Discs compatible with this player

Any disc that displays one of the following logos should play in this player. Other formats, including DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM (except those that contain MP3 files), SACD and Photo CD will not play.

DVD-Video

Audio CD Video CD

CD-R

CD-RW

DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW (audio and Video CDs) discs recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or condensation on the player’s lens.

If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.)

See also the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW disc box for other information.

CD-R/RW compatibility

This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format, or with MP3 audio files. It cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs can be played, but not all time information (playing time, etc.) will be displayed.

DVD-R/RW compatibility

This unit can play DVD-R/RW discs recorded as DVD video format. It will not play DVD-RW discs recorded in video recording (VR) format.

This unit cannot record DVD-R/RW discs.

Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played.

MP3 compatibility

The CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compat- ible.

Files should be MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format, 32, 44.1 or 48kHz, fixed bit-rate. Incompatible files will not play and UNPLAYABLE MP3 FORMAT will be displayed.

Variable bit-rate (VBR) files are playable, but playing times may not be shown correctly.

This player only plays tracks that are named with the file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

This player is not compatible with multi- session discs. If you try and play a multi- session disc, only the first session will be played.

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Pioneer DV-251, DV-353, DV-250 Before You Start Discs compatible with this player, CD-R/RW compatibility